{"id":465888,"date":"2023-10-15T14:35:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-15T18:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=465888"},"modified":"2023-10-15T14:35:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-15T18:35:15","slug":"england-defeat-fiji-30-24-to-advance-to-rwc-1-2-finals","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/england-defeat-fiji-30-24-to-advance-to-rwc-1-2-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"England defeat Fiji 30-24 to advance to RWC 1\/2 finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Captain Owen Farrell finished with 20 points to secure England a 30-24 win against Fiji at the Rugby World Cup 1\/4 final matchup. The Pacific Islanders were close to a huge upset but, in the end, were defeated by more experienced players.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud835\uddea\ud835\udddb\ud835\uddd4\ud835\udde7 \ud835\uddd4 \ud835\udde7\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde6\ud835\udde7 \ud835\udde0\ud835\uddd4\ud835\udde7\ud835\uddd6\ud835\udddb\ud83c\udf39<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ENGvFIJ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ENGvFIJ<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RWC2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#RWC2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZWEo366aqe\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/ZWEo366aqe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 England Rugby (@EnglandRugby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnglandRugby\/status\/1713598594593214951?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Centres Manu Tuilagi and Joe Marchant netted tries, and Owen was unerring with the boot, including a drop-goal in the final minutes, as England had a 21-10 lead after the 1<sup>st<\/sup> half and were dominant for the 1<sup>st<\/sup> 60 minutes before Fiji started to play their best game in the 4<sup>th<\/sup> quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Fiji netted tries through Viliame Mata, prop Peni Ravai, and fly-half Vilimoni Botitu, and will rue 3 very easy shots at goal that they didn\u2019t score, as well as unforced errors that helped England to keep their lead and triumph in the end and be among the top 4 teams at the Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Brilliant as always to have our patron Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales in attendance in Marseille.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ENGvFIJ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ENGvFIJ<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RWC2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#RWC2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gPyuXNjt4l\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/gPyuXNjt4l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 England Rugby (@EnglandRugby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnglandRugby\/status\/1713590524106485953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Captain Owen Farrell finished with 20 points to secure England a 30-24 win against Fiji at the Rugby World Cup 1\/4 final matchup. 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